Data Settings
Data Settings is BLACK HOLE's data hub: everything to do with backup, restore, syncing across devices, and third-party note app integrations lives here.
In short: if you're worried about losing data, set it up here once.
Which Backup Option Should I Use?
| Your situation | Recommended option |
|---|---|
| Single computer, worried about disk failure | WebDAV backup |
| Want to sync conversations / assistants across several computers | WebDAV backup — back up on computer A, restore on computer B |
| Already have S3-compatible storage such as AWS or Alibaba Cloud OSS | S3-compatible storage backup |
| Want to archive conversations to a note app automatically | Notion / Obsidian |
| Just want to back up to another local folder or an external drive | Local backup (choose a backup folder; supports automatic backups and backup file management) |
What Gets Backed Up?
Full backup by default:
- Conversation history and topics
- Assistants and preset settings
- Knowledge bases (including vector database content)
- Notes, paintings, files and other attachments
- Preferences and personalization settings
- Provider configuration (API keys are included too)
Lite backup (optional): the backup screen has a Lite backup switch. When it's on, image, knowledge base and other data files are skipped and only chat history and settings are backed up — smaller and faster, good for frequent quick backups.
How Often Should I Back Up?
- Manual backup: click Backup at any time
- Automatic backup: once turned on, runs at the interval you set (from a few minutes up to 24 hours, e.g. 5 minutes / 30 minutes / 1 hour / 24 hours) rather than a fixed "daily / weekly" schedule
Where Is the Data Stored?
To move it to another drive, see Change Storage Location.
Import ChatGPT or Claude Conversations
Path: Settings → Data → Import External App Data. Choose Import ChatGPT Data or Import Claude Data, then select conversations.json as prompted.
To export from Claude:
- Log in to Claude and open Settings → Privacy → Export data;
- Wait for the email and download the export file;
- Unzip it and select the
conversations.jsoninside.
Claude data is imported with text, thinking, tool calls and tool results; available branches in ChatGPT and Claude conversations are kept as well. Images and attachments are not imported.
Clear Cache by Category
Path: Settings → Data → Clear Cache. The dialog calculates the size of each category separately; if the count isn't finished or can only be estimated, go by what the page says.
| Category | What gets cleared | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| App cache | Cache and temporary files created while the app runs | Chat history and settings are not deleted |
| Website and Mini App data | Cookies and site storage | Websites or Mini Apps may require you to log in again |
| Leftover files and knowledge bases | Unused files, knowledge base leftovers and temporary files from backup restores | Only clears leftovers the system identifies |
| V1 legacy data | Old V1 conversations and settings kept on this computer | Permanently deleted, cannot be recovered |
Reset App Data
Reset Data clears chats, assistants, knowledge bases, files and settings, then restarts the app. It cannot be undone and is not a routine troubleshooting step; create a full backup before doing it.
The Data Settings page also offers Export Menu Settings, which controls where conversations or notes can be exported to.
Get Help and Submit Feedback
If you have any questions, bugs, or feature suggestions during configuration or use, please use the official channels listed in Feedback and Suggestions.